Ferrari will take “serenity” into winter after hitting top three target

After a hard fight with McLaren, Ferrari all but secured the position after the Saudi Arabian GP, and it now has an advantage of 38.5 points – meaning that only a miraculous turn of events could swing the outcome in the Woking team’s favour.
Ferrari slumped to sixth place in 2020 after losing straightline performance, but its much improved form this year earned poles for …Keep reading

Ricciardo to ‘stare at a hotel room ceiling for two weeks’ for quarantine on Australia return

Quarantine in a government-approved hotel is compulsory for anyone entering the country, and it was the reason that Ricciardo’s home race in Melbourne was cancelled this year.
The McLaren driver is willing to put up with the inconvenience and frustration of being confined to a hotel for a fortnight after not being able to see his family in Western Australia all season.
“I’ll be staring …Keep reading

Raikkonen: Friendships are what I’ll miss from Formula 1

Raikkonen, 42, will make his 349th and final grand prix start in Abu Dhabi after announcing earlier this year that he would be retiring from F1 at the end of the season.
It draws the curtain on a 20-year career in F1 that saw him debut with Sauber in 2001 and win the world championship for Ferrari in 2007. He also raced for McLaren and Lotus before enjoying second stints with Ferrari and Sauber …Keep reading

Verstappen: Saudi F1 penalties show I’m treated differently to other drivers

Verstappen heads into this weekend’s Abu Dhabi season finale tied on points with Lewis Hamilton at the top of the drivers’ championship after a controversial battle in Jeddah last weekend.
Verstappen was hit with a five-second time penalty during the race for gaining an advantage off-track while battling Hamilton, who called his rival “f**king crazy” over team radio as they went wheel-to-wheel …Keep reading

Wolff urges “common sense” after Marko’s F1 stewards comments

Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were caught up in multiple incidents last Sunday in Abu Dhabi that led to the stewards handing Verstappen two penalties.
After being told to give Hamilton a position back after an off-track pass earlier in the race, Verstappen was later hit with a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage when defending the …Keep reading